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A person cools off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois; Human-caused climate change can amplify El Nino's associated effects because a warmer ocean and atmosphere increase the availability of energy and moisture for extreme weather events

Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief

Environmental activists hold placards during a demonstration against PFAS chemicals next to the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels in March 2026

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EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's North Africa enclave

01 August 2026

Hamas agrees to disarm: What are the challenges ahead?

01 August 2026

Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers

31 July 2026

Lifestyle audit, case reviews, suspensions: Kubayi launches IDAC clean-up

31 July 2026

Discussion | Education expert talks school year challenges

17 January 2024

The World Food Progamme gives cash handouts of 3,200 Afghanis ($45), but has been forced to tighten eligibility criteria due to funding shortages

Millions of Afghans go hungry as winter cold bites

17 January 2024

OpenAI's ChatGPT is one of the most powerful generative AI tools available to the public

OpenAI to launch anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections

16 January 2024

Some 70 percent of cocaine thatt arrives in Europe comes from Ecuador, according to a coast guard official

Fighting 'spidermen' narcos in violence-torn Ecuador's biggest port

16 January 2024

Este Arte has increasingly drawn major collectors as well as those starting out, with pieces ranging from $300 to $2.5 million -- although most cost around $20,000-$50,000

Uruguay hinterland basks in art revolution

16 January 2024

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